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Oleksandr Turchynov

Ukrainian politician
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Oleksandr Turchynov is a Ukrainian politician who served as interim president of Ukraine in 2014. He played a significant role in the country's political landscape, particularly during periods of transition and upheaval.

Turchynov was a close ally of Yulia Tymoshenko, another prominent Ukrainian politician. He served as deputy prime minister under Tymoshenko when she was prime minister in 2005 and again from 2007 to 2010. Following the ousting of President Viktor Yanukovych in February 2014, Turchynov was appointed interim president. His tenure as president was marked by the ongoing Euromaidan Revolution and the subsequent annexation of Crimea by Russia.1

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  1. Viktor Yushchenko
  2. Ukraine - The Orange Revolution and the Yushchenko presidency
  3. Yulia Tymoshenko

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